Nick Kask – Techcitement*

Hands On: Apple iOS 7 For A Day

Nick Kask — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:00:35 +0000

As everyone knows, Apple released iOS 7 to developers after the WWDC keynote. As an Apple purist, I was certainly excited about the prospect of what I considered a great restart to the phone OS that started it all. A few stats: I installed iOS 7 on my AT&T iPhone 4S as a “new phone,” […]

Facebook Updates iPhone App — Hopefully, This Time It’ll Work

Nick Kask — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:15:01 +0000

Facebook has updated its iOS app today to brand new version 5.0, which will hopefully address a top concern of users that the app has been clunky and slow. Facebook Inc. launched the app via the iTunes App Store, with few listed improvements, but one major change: the app has been rebuilt from the ground […]

Amazon Redesigns Site, Makes It Easier To Take My Money

Nick Kask — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:49:17 +0000

Make no mistake about it, I’m an Amazon junkie. When I purchase anything — from HDTVs to a filter for my aquarium to breakfast cereal — I check Amazon first to see if it’s a better deal. You can imagine my excitement when I saw Amazon redesigned their site this week, to streamline and make […]

LinkedIn Makes Me Like It with New Mobile App

Nick Kask — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:50:48 +0000

LinkedIn, the popular business-connection network, recently updated their iOS app to version 4, bringing about an entire app change, and with it an actual desire to use the service.

YouTube — Saving Ladies From Portapotties At Lollapalooza And Austin City Limits

Nick Kask — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:30:49 +0000

YouTube is going to stream ACL and Lollapalooza live. You can now experience ACL and Lollapalooza in the comfort of your overstuffed chair and a half.

Apple OS X Lion Roars Onto Mac App Store

Nick Kask — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:00:18 +0000

OS X Lion, with more than 250 new features, arrives in the Mac App Store this morning for a $30 purchase fee.

Google+ Wants Your iPhone In Its Circle

Nick Kask — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:50:55 +0000

Google released the iPhone version of its breakout-popular social media service, Google+, today.

SnApp Judgments: Convertr

Nick Kask — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:34:33 +0000

Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s app is Convertr by Vervv LLC, which usually costs a whopping […]

A Bit About Bitcoins

Nick Kask — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:00:09 +0000

If you’ve been following the news recently, you’ve probably seen at least a mention of bitcoin. The latest was negative press about hackers compromising a major Bitcoin trading web site and plunging the value of the virtual coinage from around $17.50 per coin to around one cent. But what’s the fascination with bitcoin and is […]

Draw Your Own Electrical Circuits With A Silver Pen

Nick Kask — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:07:06 +0000

Two researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a silver-inked rollerball pen that allows the user to draw conductive pathways on any typical writing surface. The pen looks and feels like any regular ink pen, but the solution of real silver nano-particles it contains retains its electrical conductivity even through multiple bends or folds […]